NATHAN WILLIAMS

singer-accordionist with zydeco band Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas

“When I was growing up, Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco, was my favorite, and my grandmother used to have his album, ‘Black Snake Blues.’

“But I used to really love the blues, too. And I think that the first album I ever bought was a live album by B.B. King. It was a long time ago, when I was only about eight or nine years old.”